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What do you get the boy wizard that has everything?

Daniel Radcliffe turns 20 years old today, as the Harry Potter star has already received the best gift anyone could ask for: he recently (spoiler alert!) defeated Lord Voldemort and lived happily ever after with Ginny Weasley.

Despite this victory, Radcliffe could use some self-confidence. Earlier this month, he said that Robert Pattinson was much sexier than he is.

Do you agree? Send in birthday wishes to Radcliffe now and enjoy the following photo montage in his honor...

They're both British.

They both appeared in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.

And they both have wildly-anticipated films coming out.

However, Daniel Radcliffe says he and Robert Pattinson differ in one significant way: one is far more attractive than the other.

"Rob Pattinson is a sex symbol. Rob Pattinson is a genuine sexy guy. He's got the height," Radcliffe told Us Weekly at this week's NYC premiere of Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince. "If girls like short and nerdy, then I'm a sex symbol!"

Be thankful you aren't a sex symbol, Daniel Radcliffe. Reportedly, the crazies come out for those that are. [Photos: Splash News, Fame Pictures]

Radcliffe added that he hasn't spoken much to Pattinson since the pair co-starred in the aforementioned 2005 Harry Potter movie. As pictured above, though, each was spotted this week in New York City.

"I've said probably three words to him in the last three years and that was before Twilight all kicked off," Radcliffe said. "But I wish him well. Hopefully, I'll see him at some point. He's bound to turn up at one of these [premieres] at some point."

Who do YOU think is sexier?

In between the action of Transformers, and the screams over New Moon, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince hits theaters around the country on July 15.

The film is the sixth installment in this wildly popular franchise, and fans have been waiting awhile for it.

Originally scheduled for a December 2008 release, the movie was pushed back seven months. It's received nothing but praise from critics, however, and we're sure viewers will be quick to forgive once Harry and company appear on screen.

The cast, led by Daniel Radcliffe, endured a torrential downpour in London earlier this week for the world premiere.

But when you've battled Lord Voldemort - and/or the swine flu, as Rupert Grint recently suffered through - what's a little rain? Click on the photos below to enlarge shots of the cast at the event:

[Photos: Splash News]

The release of Star Trek? Sort of exciting.

The upcoming release of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince? Life-altering, for millions and millions of young fans.

On July 15, Harry and BFFs Ron and Hermione begin their sixth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. In the movie, everyone's favorite wizard discovers a mysterious book that helps him learn more about Lord Voldemort’s dark past.

In case you weren't excited enough about the movie, take a look at a quartet of newly-released posters for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince:

Click on the pics above to get a closer look at Dumbledore, Harry, Ron and Hermione!

Daniel Radcliffe is putting Levi Johnston to shame!

Sure, it might be cool to brag to friends that you bedded the possible Vice President's daughter. But the Harry Potter star told the October issue of Details magazine that he lost his virginity at age 16 to someone that wasn't exactly a classmate.

He said the age difference "wasn't ridiculous... But would freak some people out."

Daniel Radcliffe says he once starred in Harry Potter and the Cougar's Love Pita.

In a recent Vogue article, focusing on the evolution of Daniel Radcliffe into a serious, mature actor, the Harry Potter star straddles a horse.

And he's naked! (Radcliffe, not the horse; though we suppose the horse is naked, too. Anyway.)

It's a promotional picture for Equus, a classic play coming to Broadway next month. How many women out there are jealous of that old man for standing so close to Radcliffe and his birthday suit?

Harry Potter? More like Hairy Potter!!!

Daniel Radcliffe has revealed that he suffers from a mild form of dyspraxia, a brain disorder that can impair the organization of movement.

The neurological problem — which plagues about 10 percent of people in Great Britan — interfereres with a person's normal learning process, as Radcliffe's rep told London's Daily Telegraph that his client's "condition is very mild and at worst manifests itself in an inability to tie his shoe laces and bad handwriting."

The actor said his battle with dyspraxia lead him to pursue acting.

"I was having a hard time at school in terms of being crap at everything, with no discernible talent," he said.

The young star next appear as the iconic character in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, which will be released in July of 2009.

Based on the outrage directed toward Miley Cyrus for her topless photo (pictured below) in Vanity Fair this month, you'd think the Disney actress was the first young celebrity to ever show some skin.

But this is far from the case.

We've uncovered a slew of celebrity pictures that show stars who may have been too young to drink alcohol during the following shoots, but certainly didn't think they were too young to seduce the camera.

Click on the images below now to get a closer look and read about which celeb posed for which cause at which age. Do these pics change your view on the Miley controversy at all?

Great news, American women: you no longer need to be jealous of British females who have seen Daniel Radcliffe nude.

The Harry Potter star set to make his Broadway debut in Equus later this year.

The show will have a limited 22-week run, but the young star will bare it all in every performance. Here's a preview of what's to come:

"It will be amazing, but I will be terrified because I was talking to Richard Griffiths about playing New York and he said the most stupid thing that you can do is underestimate New York audiences," Radcliffe said of moving to Broadway.

"I would be very nervous because I think (the audiences are) even more discerning than in London."

Equus will is set to debut on September 5 at the Broadhurst Theatre.

In news of an uglier Brit getting naked, check out Heather Mills now.

Long before anyone cared about Vanessa Hudgens nude pictures, critics were shocked that Daniel Radcliffe would bare it all in the play Equus.

In a recent interview with the Associated Press, though, the Harry Potter star says nudity is no big deal for him anymore. We hope Eva Longoria soon takes the same attitude.

AP: So what's all this about you doing Equus on Broadway?
Radcliffe: Yeah, absolutely, hopefully. It's not absolutely certain yet, as nothing ever is, but yeah, that's definitely the plan. I'll be starting Harry Potter 6 and then that will go to the year 2040, and then after a few months â€" there's probably going to be a few months' gap in between that â€" and then Equus on Broadway. It should start late next year.

AP: Is it cold on that stage?
Radcliffe: (Smiles) Yes, it's very well air-conditioned.

AP: There's shrinkage?
Radcliffe: (Smiles again) There is an element of retraction, certainly.

AP: After the first time, I'm guessing, you get over this a bit.
Radcliffe: Oh yeah, you don't care. I don't care â€" I've done it 128 times [or the same number of times Britney Spears crotch shots have popped up].

AP: But everybody else cared and everybody else freaked out when you first got naked.
Radcliffe: It was hilarious.

AP: Why is that, do you think?
Radcliffe: 'Cause, I don't know, maybe they want me to be Peter Pan and stay young forever, some people.

AP: And tabloids have fun with puns, of course.
Radcliffe: They want puns, yeah, you can have lots of fun with them.

Let's try one now: Daniel Radcliffe? More like Daniel Naked-cliffe!